DFloydvt's 250 DD

[fyler83]

Looks awesome

 

[Dfloydvt]

Current Livestock not including corals

Red Sea Purple Tang
Red Sea Desjardni Tang
Yellow Belly Hippo Tang
3 - Yellow Tangs
Magnificent Foxface
One Spot Foxface
Mated pair of Lightning Maroon Clownfish
5 - Green Chromis
Potter’s Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Male Bluejaw Trigger

Picking up a Goldflake Angel from a local reef club member this weekend

 

[Dfloydvt]

New addition

 

[Dfloydvt]

Canopy and stand wrap should be finished up soon. Until then here’s an updated video

 

[Dfloydvt]

Sides and front of canopy being built

 

[Dfloydvt]

More pics of canopy build

 

[vegamedic]

Did you plane that whole piece with that block plane? My arms hurt just looking at it, thought about getting a bench or jack plane to help?

 

[Dfloydvt]

Did you plane that whole piece with that block plane? My arms hurt just looking at it, thought about getting a bench or jack plane to help?

Honestly couldn’t tell you. Have someone building for me that has a lot more skills then I do

 

[Dfloydvt]

Edge banding doors, adding trim to canopy, adding top.

 

[Dfloydvt]

Canopy just about done. Should have on tank Sunday

 

[Dfloydvt]

Canopy on. Should have stand wrap in next 2-3 weeks

 

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Stand wrap in progress

 

[Dfloydvt]

Stand wrap finished and installed. Doors on front and sides

 

[Dfloydvt]

added panel for controllers

 

[Dfloydvt]

Been awhile since posted an update. Went a different direction towards fish only because of time, lost some coral and mainly because missed having puffers. Got a Red Sea Regal Angel, Annularis Angel and small Clown Trigger in QT as well as a Orange Spot Tuskfish coming in from Diver's Den. Here's a few pics...

 

[Dfloydvt]

 

[Davileet]

Looking to copy your stand design. Does your tank have a flat bottom or does it just sit on the plastic frame? There seems to be a lot of weight on the cross supports on the top, and a lot of shear on those screws holding them.

 

[Dfloydvt]

Looking to copy your stand design. Does your tank have a flat bottom or does it just sit on the plastic frame? There seems to be a lot of weight on the cross supports on the top, and a lot of shear on those screws holding them.

I have a flat bottom across the top. Actually set it up as a bar top around front and sides of tank

 

[Davileet]

Yes, I did notice you had ply-board? under the tank. I guess I am just paranoid, but wouldn't the tank bottom put a lot of pressure on those cross support screws regardless of the ply-board?

 

[Dfloydvt]

Yes, I did notice you had ply-board? under the tank. I guess I am just paranoid, but wouldn't the tank bottom put a lot of pressure on those cross support screws regardless of the ply-board?

We used thicker boards to support the weight. The guy that built it for me has built some amazing stands.